THE ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF MATERIALS REVISED USING INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN CRITERIA (GAGNE).

Creator

MENGEL, NANCY S., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

The purpose of this study was to determine if postsecondary vocational teachers who reviewed a chapter taken from a traditional, commercial textbook and revised using instructional design criteria had significantly different attitudes toward adopting the chapter from teachers who reviewed the original, unrevised version. This study also assessed whether the revisions had a positive effect on student performance., Nine instructional designers followed Gagne's events of instruction to prescribe... Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if postsecondary vocational teachers who reviewed a chapter taken from a traditional, commercial textbook and revised using instructional design criteria had significantly different attitudes toward adopting the chapter from teachers who reviewed the original, unrevised version. This study also assessed whether the revisions had a positive effect on student performance., Nine instructional designers followed Gagne's events of instruction to prescribe revisions of the chapter to make it more effective in teaching specified objectives. The Instructional Materials Acceptance Questionnaire was developed to measure teachers' expression of acceptance/rejection behaviors toward using the material. A criterion-referenced achievement test was developed to measure student performance on the chapter's objectives. Information was collected on the effects of reading ability on student performance on both versions of the instructional material, on the time spent by learners to complete the chapter and the test, and on learners' attitudes., There was no evidence to show that teachers who reviewed the modified chapter were more or less willing to use it than teachers who reviewed the original version. Teachers expressed slightly favorable attitudes toward using both versions of the instructional material. However, the instructional design revisions did significantly improve student performance on a criterion-referenced achivement test. Students who read the modified chapter took 28% more time to complete it than students who read the original chapter. There was no difference in the amount of time students in the two groups took to complete the test. Teachers and learners paid more attention to content than to instructional features when forming attitudes toward using either version of the instructional material. Show less

Date Issued

1982, 1982

Identifier

AAI8304077, 3085448, FSDT3085448, fsu:74940

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

ACHIEVEMENT, ACCEPTANCE, AND ADJUSTMENT OF FOURTH-GRADE AND SIXTH-GRADE CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT KINDERGARTEN EXPERIENCE.

ACTUAL AND DESIRABLE DUTIES OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL COUNSELORS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

Creator

RICHARDS, SWANSON., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1964, 1964

Identifier

AAI6505599, 2985302, FSDT2985302, fsu:69812

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AGGREGATE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL BASE CONCEPT AS A SOCIAL INDICATOR--A COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY.

Creator

SUGIMOTO, TAICHI., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1977, 1977

Identifier

AAI7808972, 2988844, FSDT2988844, fsu:73351

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN ASSOCIATIVE RESPONSES TO SELECTED SCIENCE CONCEPT WORDS BY SEVENTH-GRADE PUPILS DURING STUDY IN A MODERN SCIENCE CURRICULUM.

Creator

MORRIS, VICTOR DOYLE., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1970, 1970

Identifier

AAI7107075, 2986323, FSDT2986323, fsu:70832

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF COGNITIVE FACTOR CHANGE IN TENTH GRADE BSCS BIOLOGY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VERSION SPECIFICITY.

Creator

WOODWARD, ELIZABETH SCUDDER., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1966, 1966

Identifier

AAI6700333, 2985514, FSDT2985514, fsu:70023

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC RETURNS OF EDUCATIONAL INVESTMENT: ITS ROLE IN DETERMINING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING IN JAPAN.

Creator

OKACHI, KATSUJI., The Florida State University

Abstract/Description

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the social and private rates of return to educational investment and to examine the significant role of these rates of return in planning educational policy in Japan., The major tool utilized in calculating rates of return in this study was the cost-benefit analysis approach, and the cross-sectional data on costs of education and wages were used as the basic data. This method allowed for private and social rates of return to be estimated for... Show moreThe main purpose of this study was to analyze the social and private rates of return to educational investment and to examine the significant role of these rates of return in planning educational policy in Japan., The major tool utilized in calculating rates of return in this study was the cost-benefit analysis approach, and the cross-sectional data on costs of education and wages were used as the basic data. This method allowed for private and social rates of return to be estimated for differences in types of education, sex and type of sector, such as private and public., This study presented the following findings: (1) private rates of return were higher than social rates of return regardless of type of education and sex; (2) private rates of return for college education tended to decline with the time transition in Japan between 1966 and 1976, but private rates of return for secondary education tended to increase during that period; (3) both private and social rates of return were higher for males than for females regardless of type of education; (4) both private and social rates of return were higher for public secondary and higher education than for private secondary and higher education; (5) both private and social rates of return tended to decline with a rising level of education; (6) among marginal social rates of return, the lowest rate of return was found for women's junior colleges in the public sector; therefore it was suggested by this study that it is not cost effective for the Japanese government to invest in this level of education., Based on these findings, this study recommended the establishment of an educational bank of government in Japan which would specialize in providing financial assistance to individuals obtaining degrees at higher learning institutions. The loans granted by such a bank would be determined by individual need. Show less

Date Issued

1980, 1980

Identifier

AAI8018843, 2989592, FSDT2989592, fsu:74099

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE DECISION OF COLLEGE WOMEN SENIORS OFTHE SOUTHEAST TO ENTER GRADUATE SCHOOL.

Student attendance, a perennial problem for policy makers and administrators, is a complex human behavior influenced by individual, home, community, and school factors. Over the past fifteen years, the focus of systematic research related to student attendance behavior shifted from an emphasis on home and community variables to those which relate specifically to schools. The attendance policy is one school factor described by practitioners as successful in reducing student absenteeism.... Show moreStudent attendance, a perennial problem for policy makers and administrators, is a complex human behavior influenced by individual, home, community, and school factors. Over the past fifteen years, the focus of systematic research related to student attendance behavior shifted from an emphasis on home and community variables to those which relate specifically to schools. The attendance policy is one school factor described by practitioners as successful in reducing student absenteeism. Controversial policy elements, however, such as stringent academic sanctions, lack a systematic research basis documenting the exact nature of their influence., To strengthen the link between empirical evidence and actual practice, this study examined the influence of attendance policy, demographic, and prior achievement variables on student attendance behavior. A quasi-experimental design employing multiple regression analysis was used to determine the best linear relationship between individual rates of student attendance and two types of attendance policies, grade level, gender, race, and achievement test scores, as well as three interaction variables. One policy type included elements which removed credit for excessive absenteeism whereas the alternate policy removed credit, reduced grades, provided an incentive for excellent attendance, and increased parent contact. Interaction variables included policy type by race, policy type by grade level, and policy type by achievement test scores., Utilizing the common scale of 0 to 1 provided by the squared semi-partial correlation coefficients, the relative influence of each variable was examined. The achievement variable effect, measured by eighth grade CAP scores, was the strongest and only consistent factor influencing rates of attendance at the four school sites studied. An attendance policy with increased sanctions appeared influential at three of the four sites. Grade level, race, and gender each appeared as influential at two of the four school sites. Although the attendance policy by grade level interaction appeared influential, the nature of its influence did not appear of practical importance. Other interactions tested did not exert a meaningful influence on rates of student attendance. Show less

Date Issued

1993, 1993

Identifier

AAI9318514, 3088044, FSDT3088044, fsu:76851

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF OLDER ADULT RETENTION FROM A TELEVISION PROGRAM.

Creator

HEWLETT, BRENT ANDERSON., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

The purpose of this study was to investigate what a group of older adults remembered after viewing a television program. The study sought to discover how much was learned, what proportions were main and subordinate ideas, what ideas were inferred by the viewer, and what change in recall occurred after a period of two days., Fifty-nine older adults from an association of retired persons participated in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups, the immediate recall group and the... Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate what a group of older adults remembered after viewing a television program. The study sought to discover how much was learned, what proportions were main and subordinate ideas, what ideas were inferred by the viewer, and what change in recall occurred after a period of two days., Fifty-nine older adults from an association of retired persons participated in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups, the immediate recall group and the delayed recall group., The narration of a NOVA television program, shortened to be 30 minutes long, was subjected to a text analysis procedure to identify main ideas and subordinate ideas. A total of 1,317 ideas were presented, 315 main ideas, and 1,002 subordinate ideas. A recall test was developed and contained 14 items measuring main ideas, and 14 items measuring subordinate ideas. Eight items were written to measure inference., Both groups viewed the television program. The immediate recall group took the test immediately afterwards, the delayed recall group took the test two days latter., Results indicate that both groups recalled approximately 54% of the main ideas immediately after viewing the program and 53% after two days. There was no significant difference in recall of the main ideas. However, 54% of the subordinate ideas were recalled by the immediate group and 48% by the delayed group. The difference between immediate and delayed recall of subordinate ideas is statistically significant. The subjects had a high overall level of education and both groups answered correctly about 5 of the 8 inference questions., A three way analysis of the variance indicated that mean performance scores on all recall tasks were significantly higher with education levels above high school. Show less

Date Issued

1983, 1983

Identifier

AAI8407004, 3085761, FSDT3085761, fsu:75248

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF SOME STRUCTURAL VARIABLES OF THE KOREAN LANGUAGE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A READABILITY FORMULA FOR KOREAN TEXTBOOKS.

Creator

PARK, YOUNGSUN., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1974, 1974

Identifier

AAI7418082, 2987576, FSDT2987576, fsu:72084

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES ON THE FACILITATION OF IMMEDIATE AND DELAYED RETENTION OF STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.

Creator

PROTHERO, JON CHARLES., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1972, 1972

Identifier

AAI7227932, 2986899, FSDT2986899, fsu:71408

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSITION OF A JUNIOR COLLEGE INTO A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE: A CASE STUDY.

Creator

ROUECHE, JOHN E., JR., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1964, 1964

Identifier

AAI6500305, 2985309, FSDT2985309, fsu:69819

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN ANCHOR TEST NORMING PROCEDURE.

Creator

BELL, WALLACE EDWARD., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1973, 1973

Identifier

AAI7408387, 2987435, FSDT2987435, fsu:71944

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

ANGER IN THE AGED.

Creator

ALTHOLZ, JUDITH ANNE SMALLEY., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

An analysis of existing theory and research in the fields of anger and of the aged is presented in this study. Data on the variables of anger arousal, anger expression, physiological aspects of anger and social and cultural aspects of anger for young and old people is summarized. Drawing upon this data, original theoretical propositions regarding the nature of anger in the aged are presented. It is proposed that physiological arousal in the aged is attenuated due to aging changes in the... Show moreAn analysis of existing theory and research in the fields of anger and of the aged is presented in this study. Data on the variables of anger arousal, anger expression, physiological aspects of anger and social and cultural aspects of anger for young and old people is summarized. Drawing upon this data, original theoretical propositions regarding the nature of anger in the aged are presented. It is proposed that physiological arousal in the aged is attenuated due to aging changes in the organism, and hence the cognitive labeling of the emotion anger will occur infrequently. The inability of the aged system, once aroused, to return to homeostasis is proposed to account for willingly decreased anger arousal and expression due to the unpleasantness of extenuated arousal, and due to the discontinuity between arousal and appraisal of socially appropriate behavior. The negative stereotypes held about the aged, including the perceived status of the elderly, are proposed to lead to decreased anger arousal and expression by instilling a belief in older people that thwarting and demeaning treatment is justified. It is proposed that unless modeled in the environment, older people will have a significantly decreased level of expression of anger because anger does not achieve desired outcomes and may, in fact, lead to further lowering of self-esteem. Those individual older people who see anger as an acceptable emotion, are active participants in society, who are afforded relatively high status and power and who have found anger instrumental in achieving desired outcomes are proposed to be more likely to be aroused to anger and to express that anger. In addition, it is proposed that adequate social, economic, physical and psychological resources are variables which, if present, will increase the likelihood of anger arousal and expression in the aged. Research proposals are presented to confirm or disconfirm these propositions, and implications for practice are discussed. Show less

Date Issued

1981, 1981

Identifier

AAI8125757, 3084961, FSDT3084961, fsu:74459

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

APPLICATION OF A LEARNING HIERARCHY TO SEQUENCE AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM,AND COMPARISON OF THIS PROGRAM WITH REVERSE AND RANDOM SEQUENCES.

Creator

SPENCER, ROSEMARY YARR., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1971, 1971

Identifier

AAI7213569, 2986699, FSDT2986699, fsu:71208

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN APPLICATION OF INTERVAL SHIFT ANALYSIS TO PROGRAM EVALUATION AND A COMPARISON OF ISA INDICES TO GAIN AND POST-TEST ONLY SCORES.

Creator

HARDY, ROY ALBERT., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1974, 1974

Identifier

AAI7506327, 2987781, FSDT2987781, fsu:72288

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN APPLICATION OF PARTIAL CANONICAL ANALYSIS IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING.

Creator

GRIFFIN, PATRICK EDWARD., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

Partial Canonical Analysis has not previously been applied in an educational setting. Problems associated with the interpretation of relationships within and between residualized sets of variables had not been addressed. In the application of this relatively new technique, this study examined

The purposes of this study were: (1) to illustrate the applications of sequential analysis in education and the behavioral sciences, (2) to compare the power of the sequential configural rank (SCR) test, the modified sequential configural rank (MSCR) test, and the sequential t-test for the two sample situation, and (3) to compare the average sample size of the SCR-test, the MSCR-test and the sequential t-test for the two-sample situation., Applications of five sequential tests were... Show moreThe purposes of this study were: (1) to illustrate the applications of sequential analysis in education and the behavioral sciences, (2) to compare the power of the sequential configural rank (SCR) test, the modified sequential configural rank (MSCR) test, and the sequential t-test for the two sample situation, and (3) to compare the average sample size of the SCR-test, the MSCR-test and the sequential t-test for the two-sample situation., Applications of five sequential tests were illustrated with data from education and the behavioral sciences and with the aid of computer software written in Applesoft BASIC. The efficiency of the sequential tests with respect to sample size was also demonstrated., In order to compare the power and average sample size of the SCR-test, the MSCR-test, and the sequential t-test, the present study used computer generated Monte Carlo methods as its primary means of investigation. The power and the average sample size of the three tests were compared under three distributions: normal ((mu) = 0, (sigma) = 1), uniform (interval 0, 1), and exponential ((lamda) = 1)., Results of the Monte Carlo study suggested that the sequential t-test has appreciable power advantage (about 1 to 23 percent) over the SCR-test and the MSCR-test under normal and uniform distributions. The magnitude of the power advantage depends on the effect size tested (k(,1)) and the true effect size (k). The SCR-test is more powerful than the MSCR-test under normal and uniform distributions. However, under exponential distribution the MSCR-test shows modest power advantage over the SCR-test. Under exponential distribution the SCR-test and the MSCR-test have power superiority over the sequential t-test in the range 1 to 11 percent and 1 to 21 percent respectively., The MSCR-test requires substantially smaller number of observations (5 to 53 percent smaller) than the SCR-test and the sequential t-test under the three distributions. The sequential t-test requires fewer observations than the SCR-test under the three distributions. Show less

Date Issued

1986, 1986

Identifier

AAI8616900, 3086327, FSDT3086327, fsu:75810

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

AN APPRAISAL OF PROCEDURES AND INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH REFERENCE TO ENROLLMENT IN ALL-DAY POST HIGH SCHOOL OCCUPATIONAL PREPARATORY CURRICULUMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES.

Creator

SELMAN, JAMES WILLIS., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1967, 1967

Identifier

AAI6800379, 2985697, FSDT2985697, fsu:70206

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

APTITUDE-TREATMENT INTERACTION USING READING COMPREHENSION, MODE OF PRESENTATION, AND LEARNING EFFICIENCY AS VARIABLES.

Creator

GOLFIN, BIBIANA T., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1974, 1974

Identifier

AAI7504766, 2987712, FSDT2987712, fsu:72219

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

APTITUDE-TREATMENT INTERACTIONS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF GRAMMAR.

Creator

OJALA, WILLIAM TRUMAN., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1969, 1969

Identifier

AAI7107081, 2986329, FSDT2986329, fsu:70838

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

Assessing school effects with a two level hierarchical linear model.

Creator

Subhiyah, Raja George., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

In this study a hierarchical linear model was applied to the analysis of data collected at the student level and the school level in an attempt to address the following issues: (1) The applicability of a two-level hierarchical linear model in assessing relative school effects on mathematics achievement of eighth graders using a large data set; (2) Within the context of a hierarchical linear model, to assess the importance of the effects of variables not under the control of the school on the... Show moreIn this study a hierarchical linear model was applied to the analysis of data collected at the student level and the school level in an attempt to address the following issues: (1) The applicability of a two-level hierarchical linear model in assessing relative school effects on mathematics achievement of eighth graders using a large data set; (2) Within the context of a hierarchical linear model, to assess the importance of the effects of variables not under the control of the school on the outcome, to evaluate the effects of the schools on the outcome by analyzing the residuals and obtaining a ranking of the schools based on their effects, and to compare the sizes of the school effects to those of the predictors in the explicit model; (3) Compare the results obtained by the two-level analysis to those obtained by a conventional school-level analysis of the same data., The study showed that about 11% of the total variance in the outcome scores was due to differences between the schools while 89% was due to differences within the schools., Within the schools, about 70% of the variance was jointly explained by the students' sex, verbal ability, and minimum competency level. Virtually no variance could be related to race or ethnicity after controlling for the other variables. Between the schools, three school level variables had significant effects on mathematics achievement: The school's mean verbal ability (strong effect), the rate of disciplinary referral in the school, and the percentage of whites in the school (weak effect)., The HLM model and the traditional model explained approximately equal amounts of the between school variance in mathematics achievement. The two models also ranked schools in a fairly similar fashion on their residuals, although significant differences between the two sets of rankings did occur. However, the ranks yielded by the HLM model are based on more information than those yielded by the conventional model. Show less

Date Issued

1992, 1992

Identifier

AAI9222424, 3087803, FSDT3087803, fsu:76613

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

ASSESSMENT OF THE COGNITIVE ABILITY EVALUATION IN STUDENTS OF CONVENTIONAL AND MODERN HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY.

Creator

SCHAFF, JOHN FRANKLIN., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1968, 1968

Identifier

AAI6911326, 2985880, FSDT2985880, fsu:70389

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

THE ATTITUDES OF BLACK TEACHERS TOWARD BLACK TEACHERS AND WHITE TEACHERS,AND THE CONVERSE: RACIAL PREJUDICE OR GENERAL BELIEF?.

Creator

CAMPBELL, LEONARD, JR., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1971, 1971

Identifier

AAI7216573, 2986750, FSDT2986750, fsu:71259

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

BEHAVIORS OF MIDDLE-CLASS AND LOWER-CLASS MOTHERS IN TASK-ORIENTED WITH THEIR TWO-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN.

Creator

LONG, JO ANN., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1969, 1969

Identifier

AAI7003824, 2986010, FSDT2986010, fsu:70519

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A Benefit-cost study of a group of selected graduates of the high school equivalency program at the University of Miami (Florida).

Creator

Sanchez, John Benito

Date Issued

1975

Identifier

AAI7602698, 2988106, FSDT2988106, fsu:72613

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

THE BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Creator

SUPERVIELLE, ALFREDO FERNANDEZ., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1973, 1973

Identifier

AAI7418044, 2987551, FSDT2987551, fsu:72059

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A case study: Students' perceptions of caring manners of educational leaders and its relation to their learning outcomes.

Creator

Lee, Pung-Kil., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

One of the most often cited criticisms in education is for putting too much emphasis on academic achievement of students, thus diverting attention from other important dimensions in schooling, such as caring teacher-student relations. Recently, educators have raised a call to recognize the importance of reconceptualization of schooling and to put serious efforts on the practice of ethic of caring in order to meet the problems we have in school today and to prepare students well for the world... Show moreOne of the most often cited criticisms in education is for putting too much emphasis on academic achievement of students, thus diverting attention from other important dimensions in schooling, such as caring teacher-student relations. Recently, educators have raised a call to recognize the importance of reconceptualization of schooling and to put serious efforts on the practice of ethic of caring in order to meet the problems we have in school today and to prepare students well for the world of work., This study examined how students perceive a school climate as caring or non-caring from the perspective of the attitudes and behaviors of teachers and principal. It also explored the perceptional difference of caring manners among the groups of students, teachers, and administrative personnel. Determining the direction and magnitude of the relationships between the students' perceptions of the teacher and principals as caring or non-caring and their learning outcomes were two other main issues of the present study., The Florida State University School at Florida State University was selected as a target site. A total of 246 high school students, 33 high school teachers and 4 administrative personnel were involved in the study. The study incorporated methods of triangulation in an effort to eliminate bias., No substantial differences were found in the perception of caring manners when teachers and students were compared. However, the findings indicated that teachers and administrative personnel perceive the school climate, self-images, and their caring manners a lot more positively than the students actually perceive. Substantial differences were found among students in the perception of caring manners depending upon their academic achievement level., Finally, the students' perceptions of their teachers' and principal's caring attitude and manners were found to have significant positive correlation with the learning outcomes; self-perception of satisfaction, belonging, efficacy, academic ability, and moral maturity. Students' self-perception of satisfaction was most highly correlated. Show less

This study examined the relationship between six change variables and attitude formation towards an innovation: a system approach to identifying and solving problems. Specifically the study examined four relationships between: (a) Change Agent Credibility and the linear combination of the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and Change Agent Origin, (b) Knowledge Level and the linear combination of Change Agent Credibility, the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and... Show moreThis study examined the relationship between six change variables and attitude formation towards an innovation: a system approach to identifying and solving problems. Specifically the study examined four relationships between: (a) Change Agent Credibility and the linear combination of the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and Change Agent Origin, (b) Knowledge Level and the linear combination of Change Agent Credibility, the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and Change Agent Origin, (c) Perception of the Innovation Attributes and the linear combination of Knowledge Level, Change Agent Credibility, the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and Change Agent Origin, and (d) Attitude towards the Innovation and the linear combination of Perception of the Innovation Attributes, Knowledge Level, Change Agent Credibility, the individual's Belief System, Change Agent Status, and Change Agent Origin., All subjects completed three pretreatment instruments (Belief Systems Test, Background Information Survey, and Attitude Survey). The Attitude Survey consisted of two subscales: Attitude towards the Innovation and Perception of the Innovation Attributes., The treatments consisted of five objectives-based workshop presentations on the innovation, given by the same change agent, to 94 faculty in five postsecondary colleges. At two colleges the change agent was portrayed as a high status external change agent. At two other colleges he was portrayed as a low status external change agent and at the fifth college he was portrayed as a low status internal change agent., Seventy-five subjects completed three posttreatment instruments (Knowledge Level Survey, Change Agent Credibility Survey, and Attitude Survey). The data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis and the following significant results in explained variance were obtained. Change Agent Origin and client Belief System explained variance in Knowledge Level. The abstract/concrete dimension of Belief Systems appeared instrumental in explaining Knowledge Level. Knowledge Level and Change Agent Credibility explained variance in Perception of the Innovation Attributes but it appeared that Knowledge Level may not directly influence Perception. Perception of the Innovation Attributes explained variance in Attitude towards the Innovation. Show less

Date Issued

1988, 1988

Identifier

AAI8814421, 3086830, FSDT3086830, fsu:76305

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

CHANGES IN THE LEVELS OF EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS BETWEENTHE TENTH AND TWELFTH GRADES OF CAPABLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NORTH FLORIDA.

Creator

RICE, JOHN RUSSELL., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1962, 1962

Identifier

AAI6204628, 2985070, FSDT2985070, fsu:69558

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN NOVELS, 1960-1965.

Creator

NAREL, RONALD ANDREW., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1968, 1968

Identifier

AAI6816380, 2985817, FSDT2985817, fsu:70326

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR PROGRAMS IN GEOGRAPHY IN SELECTED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

Creator

REIMAN, ROBERT ELLIS., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1964, 1964

Identifier

AAI6500319, 2985258, FSDT2985258, fsu:69769

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A Clarification of part of the discovery versus exposition discussion in mathematics.

Creator

Roughead, William George, Jr.

Date Issued

1966

Identifier

AAI6701311, 2985527, FSDT2985527, fsu:70036

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A Classification and analysis of incidents of good and of poor school citizenship, together with the reasons therefor: as reported by scondary school pupils and by instructionla personnel in twelve schools in Florida and South Georgia.

Creator

Sica, Morris George

Date Issued

1956

Identifier

AAI0018674, 2984762, FSDT2984762, fsu:69183

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

CLASSROOM PERCEPTIONS OF HIGHLY CREATIVE AND LESS CREATIVE TEACHERS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Creator

MARSHALL, CAROL FRANCES., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1962, 1962

Identifier

AAI6301820, 2985090, FSDT2985090, fsu:69583

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

COMMUNITY AND TEACHER PERCEPTION OF THE SCHOOL WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SUPERVISION.

Creator

MACAGNONI, VIRGINIA MARY., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1959, 1959

Identifier

AAI5906919, 2984875, FSDT2984875, fsu:69322

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF TWO METHODS OF INTRODUCING MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION AND TWO METHODS OF PRESENTING SUCCEEDING PROBLEMS.

Creator

REEVES, CHARLES ANDERSON., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1972, 1972

Identifier

AAI7231424, 2986957, FSDT2986957, fsu:71466

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SEVENTH-GRADE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS CAUCASIAN AND NEGRO STUDENTS.

Creator

ELLIS, ELINOR VIVIAN WALL., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1972, 1972

Identifier

AAI7221309, 2986810, FSDT2986810, fsu:71319

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF A CENTRALIZED VERSUS A DECENTRALIZED PATTERN OF ORGANIZATION OF GUIDANCE SERVICES AT SELECTED FLORIDA COMMUNITY JUNIOR COLLEGES.

Creator

HUDSON, KEITH., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1965, 1965

Identifier

AAI6509407, 2985325, FSDT2985325, fsu:69835

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHEMICAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL STUDY AND TRADITIONAL CHEMISTRY IN TERMS OF STUDENTS' ABILITY TO USE SELECTED COGNITIVE PROCESSES.

Creator

ANDERSON, JUNE SUTTON., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1964, 1964

Identifier

AAI6500309, 2985248, FSDT2985248, fsu:69759

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INTERMEDIATE READING PROGRAMS IN TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

Creator

LEE, ROBERT EARL., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1970, 1970

Identifier

AAI7107047, 2986309, FSDT2986309, fsu:70818

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A comparative study of mathematics and science achievement of secondary school students in the Republic of Korea and the State of Florida.

Creator

Lin, Lucia Shih-ling., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in achievement among eighth grade students enrolled in the public schools in the State of Florida and the Republic of Korea in mathematics and science. The study also compared the differences among fifteen learning-related variables using data collected from teachers and parents in the two societies. Finally, this study examined educational leaders' judgements as to the relative importance of these variables on student achievement.,... Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the differences in achievement among eighth grade students enrolled in the public schools in the State of Florida and the Republic of Korea in mathematics and science. The study also compared the differences among fifteen learning-related variables using data collected from teachers and parents in the two societies. Finally, this study examined educational leaders' judgements as to the relative importance of these variables on student achievement., Four groups of representative subjects participated in this study: (1) eighth grade students; (2) teachers; (3) parents of elementary and secondary school students; and, (4) educational leaders such as educational researchers and professors, administrators from state or national, district or provincial, and school levels, and teachers from public school systems., Fifteen variables were compared in this study including: number of instructional days in a school year; allocated time on instruction; overall educational cost per student; class size; teacher qualifications; teacher's salary; amount and variety of instructional materials; use of national radio and television lessons; amount of homework assigned to students; teachers' most often used teaching strategy; frequency and format of examinations; private tutorial support; the amount of time spent by parents on helping their children with their homework; and teachers' and parents' attitudes toward education, school, and classroom activities., T-test and Chi-square analyses were used to analyze the data. The results found that Korean students outperformed Florida students on overall achievement and higher-level learning in both science and mathematics tests. On lower-level learning, the differences in science achievement was not found to be significant between Florida students and Korean students. This study also found differences in the presence and occurrence of the 15 variables between Florida and Korea. The relative importance of examined variables were found to be differently rated by educational leaders from the two societies. Finally, implications of the findings and suggestions of further studies were presented. Show less

Date Issued

1992, 1992

Identifier

AAI9303353, 3087916, FSDT3087916, fsu:76726

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RETURNING AND NON-RETURNING STUDENTS FROM IRAN AND NIGERIA STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES.

Creator

ZIAII-BIGDELI, MOHAMMAD., Florida State University

Abstract/Description

The migration of "human resources" from developing to developed countries can be an impediment to the developmental process of the sending nation. Students studying in the United States contribute to this problem, as large numbers of these students fail to return home when their studies finish., This study attempted to discover the reasons that Iranian and Nigerian students studying in three Florida universities either return home or remain in the United States upon completion of their... Show moreThe migration of "human resources" from developing to developed countries can be an impediment to the developmental process of the sending nation. Students studying in the United States contribute to this problem, as large numbers of these students fail to return home when their studies finish., This study attempted to discover the reasons that Iranian and Nigerian students studying in three Florida universities either return home or remain in the United States upon completion of their studies. Also, a model was devised to attempt to examine and predict the decision-making process of these students., Findings of this study are: (1) The majority of Iranian students (52%) planned to stay in the United States temporarily due to mixed feelings toward the home country's situation. (2) Iranian students who planned to remain in the United States permanently (16.8%) emphasized economic and employment opportunities, and were married to American citizens. (3) Iranian students who planned to return home immediately (24.2%) when their studies are finished had high family and personal commitments at home. (4) Most Nigerian students planned to return home (70.8%) due to job guarantees at home. (5) Nigerian students who planned to remain in the United States temporarily did so because of enjoyment of the American lifestyle versus that of the home country. (6) Only one Nigerian student planned to remain in the United States permanently. His reason could not be distinguished from an analysis of the group., Based on these findings, proper recommendations and policy implications were suggested to curb or at least reduce the number of students from both sending countries in the United States. Show less

Date Issued

1982, 1982

Identifier

AAI8228133, 3085386, FSDT3085386, fsu:74881

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TEACHING STRATEGIES INVOLVING ADVANCE ORGANIZERS AND POST ORGANIZERS AND DISCOVERY AND NONDISCOVERY TECHNIQUES WHERE THE INSTRUCTION IS MEDIATED BY COMPUTER.

Creator

WOODWARD, ERNEST LAIL., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1966, 1966

Identifier

AAI6705530, 2985566, FSDT2985566, fsu:70075

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL QUOTIENTS OF THE 30-36-MONTHS-OLD NEGRO AND INDIAN CHILD AS MEASURED BY THE GESELL SCHEDULES.

Creator

DEMPSEY, MARIA PETRA., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1970, 1970

Identifier

AAI7113493, 2986428, FSDT2986428, fsu:70937

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE DUTIES PERFORMED REGULARLY BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING TOGETHER IN SELECTED SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

Creator

WIELAND, ROBERT G., The Florida State University

Date Issued

1966, 1966

Identifier

AAI6609092, 2985467, FSDT2985467, fsu:69976

Format

Document (PDF)

Title

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE WRITTEN VOCABULARY OF CHILDREN IN FLORIDA PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS GRADES ONE THROUGH SIX.